Physics and applications of light-matter interactions in photonic nanostructures

当我们踏上进入纳米光子学世界的旅程时，我们正处于一个独特的机会，类似于60年代围绕微电子和集成技术起飞的技术。光子学和纳米级集成正变得越来越普遍，并将继续这样做。然而，理解纳米结构和纳米颗粒中的光学过程，其中材料由于其令人难以置信的小尺寸而表现出新颖的特性，提出了许多基本的科学挑战。为了应对这些挑战，该研究计划的主要目标将集中在纳米光学材料中光物质过程的基础研究，并探索这些光子学应用的后果。了解这些基本的光学过程预计将对信息和通信技术（ICT）的未来发展产生深远的影响。该提案旨在研究这些基本过程，开发理论和模型来理解它们，应用先进的计算科学和工程软件对其进行建模，并使用这些计算机代码来探索未来ICT纳米光子器件的物理特性。理论工作将得到实验合作者的支持。该项目的高度互动性将为研究生和研究人员提供对加拿大经济至关重要的技术领域的良好培训经验。联系方式：shughes@physics.queensu.ca

As we embark on a journey into the nanophotonics world, we are at a time of unique opportunity analogous to the rocketing of technology that took off in the 60's around microelectronics and integration. Photonics and nanoscale integration is becoming more ubiquitous and will continue to do so. However, understanding optical processes in nanostructures and nanoparticles, in which materials exhibit novel properties due to their incredibly small size, presents many fundamental scientific challenges. To meet these challenges, the primary goal of this research program will be to focus on fundamental investigations of light-matter processes in nanoscale optical materials and explore the consequences of these for photonics application. Understanding these basic optical processes is expected to have a profound impact on the future development of Information and Communications Technology (ICT). This proposal aims to study these basic processes, develop theories and models to understand them, apply advanced computational science and engineering software to model them, and use these computer codes to explore the physics of tomorrow's ICT nanophotonic devices. Theoretical work will be complimented by support from experimental collaborators. The highly interactive nature of the project will provide an excellent training experience for graduate students and research associates in technological areas that will be vital to the Canadian economy. Contact: shughes@physics.queensu.ca